People in other states may be chanting “drill, baby, drill” — but not Californians.

A new poll shows that a majority of Golden State residents oppose both new offshore oil drilling and expanding hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as fracking, to produce oil and gas. Californians also overwhelmingly support programs to expand renewable energy such as solar and wind power. And more than half say they have seriously considered buying a hybrid or an electric car.

Meanwhile, a record-high number of Californian residents — 65 percent — say the state should act immediately to cut greenhouse gas emissions, rather than waiting for jobs or the economy to improve, an increase of 9 percentage points from 2012.

“There’s a huge consensus to do something about climate change and in support of renewable energy,” said Mark Baldassare, president and CEO of the Public Policy Institute of California, the nonpartisan research foundation that conducted the poll.

The San Francisco-based institute was founded by Silicon Valley technology pioneer Bill Hewlett in 1994.

As part of its 13th annual poll on environmental and energy issues in California, the institute surveyed 2,103 residents by telephone from July 9 to July 23. The highlights:

An overwhelming 79 percent favored an increase in federal funding to develop more renewable energy sources such as solar and wind, with liberals and conservatives both on the same side. Similarly, 70 percent supported a 2011 state law signed by Gov. Jerry Brown that requires California utilities to generate 33 percent of their electricity from renewable energy sources by 2020. Support dropped to 44 percent, however, if it will result in higher electricity bills.

Two-thirds of Californians say they usually drive alone to work, with 14 percent carpooling, 8 percent taking public transit, 7 percent walking or bicycling, and 4 percent working from home. When it comes to buying new cars, Californians have their eyes on Toyota Priuses, Chevy Volts, Nissan Leafs and other hybrids and electric vehicles. Fifty-one percent said they have seriously considered such a purchase for their next car, and 6 percent said they already own one. Eleven percent of Bay Area residents do.

When Californians were asked about possible impacts of climate change, 63 percent said the effects of global warming have already begun. Considerably fewer (22 percent) said the effects will occur sometime in the future, and 11 percent said they will never happen. Chief among residents’ concerns about climate impacts: more severe wildfires and droughts.

Paul Rogers has covered a wide range of issues for The Mercury News since 1989, including water, oceans, energy, logging, parks, endangered species, toxics and climate change. He also works as managing editor of the Science team at KQED, the PBS and NPR station in San Francisco, and has taught science writing at UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz.